St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-23
FRANCES AND DEATH.
An Interesting Chat With DIR. w. 4. Ham
nlond on an Interesting Subject.

An Interesting Chat With DIR. w. 4. Han,
nond on an Interesting Subject.
as II possible to freeze Il huma
beng up for any length of time an,
then restore cOnSciOusncSs?'
mo; not with a human being. 1t caI
b" done with some Of the lower ordc
OF animals. Frogs are the hirhcS
grade to which it can be carried sue
ccSSfuIly.'
''Why can't it be done to mcn?"
'becAusc. no matter how warm O
rold III" atmosphere is. the tcmpera
ture OF human being in good hcaltl
Is always nlnety-cight degrees in life
h"dUc" that temperature to the frecz
lh@ point and it would kill the person
Now, the temperature of a frog is al
ways the same As the surrounding ain
II The mercury goes up to one hundred
and ten degrees the frogs temperature
goes up there, too, without doing him
any harm. In the same way it will &C
down to zero and the frog will not minC
II. L have frozen frog solid in block
OF ice, and after some time thawcd him
out. and he would jump all around the
room. A frog is very hard to kill
on can take his heart out and he viii
still live. Cut his head off, tickle him
on one side with Il straw, and he viii
draw up the leg on that side and push
the straw away
as that purely mechanical acton?'
mo; its because a frogs brains
are not all in his head; some of them
are in his spinal column. and it is the
latter that directs his legs. For that
matter, believe. the brains Of a human
being are not all in the head either. A
girl plays a piano and carries on a con.
VcrsatiOn at the same time. The brains
III her spine govern the action of her
hands and the brains in her head allow
her to talk
as 1t possible for men to 90 into
frances that could be mistaken for
lcath?'
YES; it is quite certain that an APP
parent cessation of all the vital func-
ions may take place without the en-
ire loss of vitality, VIII CHI would leave
he organism in the condition of dead
BODY to be speedily disintcgrated by
he operation of chemical or physical
gcnc.cs. The state of syncope is at
INES 50 complete that the hearts ac-
ION can not be perceived nor any re-
plratory movements be observed. all
ower Of movement being for the time
polished. and Yet recovery has spon-
lncously taken place, which could
carcclE be the case if all vital action
ad been suspended. The best anthem
Gated case of this kind is that of Col
mel Townsend, that occurred in the
arly part of this century, and of which
le world has about lost sight.
ut is described by DIR. George
heyne, who was an eyewitness. He
'ys the Colonel possessed the remark
Die faculty of throwing himself in
ancc at pleasure. The shcart ceased
oparcntly to throb at his bidding: res
ration seemed at an end. His whole
anne assumed an icy chill and ricidity
death, while his features became col
less and CHASTITY and his eyes fixed
I'd glazed. Even his mind ceased to
anifcst itself, for during the trance ;
was willingly as devoid of conscious ,
.ss as his body of animation. A pol ,
ned mirror held before his mouth was ,
It in the least dimmed. The physi- r
ms were about leaving him for dead
len there were signs of returning ami
alton. He came back slowly to per- :
t life again after being in the trance
tie for half an hour. ;,
Among the Indian fakirs this simu- =,
ing OF death is by no means of rare G
There was one case re- :,
rted by the English officers in which
akir was buried in an underground .
/ for six weeks, and a strict guard -
pit meanwhile. Twice during the h
crment the body was dug up and had -
IN found in the same position as },
en- first buried. After six weeks the -
,ir was brought back to conscious.
IS. ~ Y Herald.